New York Times word games: Daily hints and answers

Various New York Times word puzzles, including Wordle, Connections, and Strands, have released their daily hints and solutions for late October 2026.

For Wordle, the answer for October 25 was ‘DRESS’, while the October 26 puzzle features the word ‘GEEKY’. Players noted that the ‘DRESS’ puzzle included a double-letter challenge.

In Connections, the October 24 edition featured categories such as ‘Kinds of strips’, ‘Things on sticks’, ‘Online ad formats’, and ‘____ bar’. The October 25 puzzle included themes related to word meanings and various categories like ‘Responses to how are you?’ and ‘AKC dog breed groups’.

Strands puzzles for October 25 centered on the theme ‘Something to build on’, with the spangram being ‘FOUNDATIONS’. The theme words included ‘SCAFFOLDING’, ‘FRAMEWORK’, ‘SKELETON’, and ‘STRUCTURE’.